S (A Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 249

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The case concerns the extent of local authorities powers to accommodate children under s. 20 of the Children Act 1989 in the face of objections by the parents. At trial, the judge followed the established authorities that such accommodation required informed consent and awarded damages of £10,000 to each parent for breach of their article […]

Sadly, Sir Henry died on 30th January following planned heart surgery. He was 81. Much has already been written about his prodigious achievements and deep humanity. There has been little mention, though, of his remarkable work in Albania over the last 8 or so years, tackling judicial corruption and promoting the rule of law. The […]

Francis Wilkinson represented an applicant Local Authority in a modern slavery case where Romanian Roma children aged 12 to 16 were working in a car wash. The 12-year-old was ‘married’ to the 25-year-old man managing the car wash. He was charged with offences under the Modern Slavery Act and with her rape. It was necessary […]